Circling the Lion's Den

Experts

Return of «Comrade J» Sergei Tretyakov, an official of Russian Representative Office in UNO, whose second hat was working for Russian foreign intelligence service,disappeared in the USA with his wife, daughter and cat in October 2000. Interview with Tretyakov and Peter Earley, the author of "Comrade J", the book about Tretyakov published in 2008. (07.02.2008) Ïîäðîáíåå...

Yoram Schweitzer: on suicide terrorism. Yoram Schweitzer is a researcher at the "Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies" (JCSS) at Tel Aviv University. He is renowned expert in suicide terrorism, he has been conducting conversations with failed suicide bombers and senders. In November 2005 he published the report “Al-Qaida & the Globalization of Suicide Terrorism”. Mr. Schweitzer was interviewed by Andrei Soldatov. (06.03.2006) Ïîäðîáíåå...

"They exchange information on a daily basis". Erich Schmidt Eenboom is a well-known journalist and a recognized secret service expert for Europe, North America and the middle east. Also he is head of research institute for peace policy. He makes comments to Irina Borogan / Agentura.Ru/ on very specific attitudes between the Russian and German secret services which have developed during Putin's presidential board. (12.05.2005) Ïîäðîáíåå...

"Core Al Qaeda strength is under 500". Rohan Gunaratna is a the world’s foremost expert on Islamist terrorism. He is author of best-seller “Inside Al Qaeda”. D-r Gunaranta is currently at the Institute for Defense and Strategic Studies /IDSS/ where he is Director of the International Center for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence. He comments last changes in Al Qaeda tactics and structure. (25.03.2005) Ïîäðîáíåå...

"One war is enough in the Middle East". Michael Donovan is a research analyst at the Center for Defense Information with responsibility for Persian Gulf and Middle Eastern Affairs. Currently, Dr. Donovan is Project Leader for CDI’s Eye on Iraq. This interview was prepared for Agentura.Ru Studies and Research Centre / ASRC /. (11.03.2005) Ïîäðîáíåå...

Putin doesn’t aim to recreate the KGB. Henry Plater-Zyberk is a Senior Lecturer at the Conflict Studies Research Centre of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. He has just published report named “Beslan – Lessons Learned?”. He comments Agentura changes in system of terrorism prevention in North Caucasus. (01.03.2005) Ïîäðîáíåå...

Edmond Pope: They were giving me poison. As soon as US failed secret agent returns home he becomes a part of the propaganda machine. He earns his living by writing books and giving lectures all over the country. It looks more like a triumph and encourages those who are going to follow him. Read the interview with Edmond Pope. (31.10.2003) Ïîäðîáíåå...

Frederick Forsyth: Putin came to power too quickly. The British writer Frederick Forsyth is unique. He is the only who manages to write novels, which come true: terrorist Carlos took the name Jackal after “The Day of the Jackal”, assassins all over the world are called “Dogs of war”. In 1996 in the novel “Icon” Forsyth predicted that former secret services’ officers would come to power in Russia. In this interview to Irina Borogan the writer tells what he thinks about the war in Iraq, Russia and his new book. (21.04.2003) Ïîäðîáíåå...

Alexander Mikhailov. Confessions of a Disinformer from Lubyanka. General Alexander Mikhailov is a controversial figure. In Soviet times he worked at the infamous Fifth Directorate (the ideological arm of the KGB). In the 1990s he headed the press centers of the FSB, the Interior Ministry, and the Cabinet, in turn. Essentially, Mikhailov was responsible for information warfare in Chechnya. It was no coincidence that his last position was as head of Rosinformcenter at the start of the second campaign in Chechnya. He was known as the "chief disinformer" of the FSB. (19.03.2002) Ïîäðîáíåå...